Hurricane season worsens food insecurity in Florida
In 2021, more than 2 million Floridians, including 1 in 7 children, were considered food insecure.
Tag: Federal Emergency Management Agency
When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of FEMA buyouts and found distance and race play a role
We built a nationwide database of nearly 10,000 U.S. homeowners who voluntarily sold their homes and moved through FEMA’s Hazard ...
Florida joins fight over flood insurance revamp; carbon set to be stored underground in state
Florida has joined nine other states in a federal lawsuit challenging an overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Federal money is coming to fix aging flood control systems – but plans all too often reflect historical patterns and not future risks
New infrastructure is often designed using historical data, but climate change is moving those baselines.
Flood insurance costs soaring in Florida; study shows Cape Coral’s vulnerability to climate change
Flood insurance rates are doubling, even tripling for thousands of homeowners.
Study finds climate change is shrinking birds; FEMA establishes station for Fort Lauderdale flood victims
Birds in both North and South America are getting smaller as the planet warms, a study reported Monday.
FEMA flood insurance rates show little or no increase for Florida policyholders
By Lisa Miller April 1st marks the final rollout of the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rate changes, and ...
Republican leaders say Florida must prepare for sea-level rise
By Chris Sprowls and Wilton Simpson Throughout our history, Floridians have reveled in our state’s natural resources. With our miles ...
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